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The practice of adaptive leadership : tools and tactics for changing your organization and the world / Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, Marty Linsky.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2009.Description: xvi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781422105764 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1422105768 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/092 22
LOC classification:
  • HD57.7 .H3995 2009
Other classification:
  • 85.08
Contents:
Part One. Introduction: purpose and possibility -- How to use this book -- The theory behind the practice -- Before you begin -- Part Two. Diagnose the system -- Diagnose the adaptive challenge -- Diagnose the political landscape -- Qualities of an adaptive organization -- Part Three. Mobilize the system -- Make interpretations -- Design effective interventions -- Act politically --- Orchestrate conflict -- Build an adaptive culture -- Part Four. See yourself as a system -- See yourself as a system -- Identify your loyalties -- Know your tuning -- Broaden your bandwidth -- Understand your roles -- Articulate your purposes -- Part Five. Deploy yourself -- Stay connected to your purposes -- Engage courageously -- Inspire people -- Run experiments -- Thrive.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-301) and index.

Part One. Introduction: purpose and possibility -- How to use this book -- The theory behind the practice -- Before you begin -- Part Two. Diagnose the system -- Diagnose the adaptive challenge -- Diagnose the political landscape -- Qualities of an adaptive organization -- Part Three. Mobilize the system -- Make interpretations -- Design effective interventions -- Act politically --- Orchestrate conflict -- Build an adaptive culture -- Part Four. See yourself as a system -- See yourself as a system -- Identify your loyalties -- Know your tuning -- Broaden your bandwidth -- Understand your roles -- Articulate your purposes -- Part Five. Deploy yourself -- Stay connected to your purposes -- Engage courageously -- Inspire people -- Run experiments -- Thrive.

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